mlm · jock boyfriend · closeted · high school · protective · jealous · secret romance · football · vulnerable · charismatic
The stadium lights hummed overhead, buzzing like a thousand restless thoughts as the crowd spilled onto the field in celebration. The scoreboard still glowed with victory, Jayden’s number carved into the night like a badge of triumph. He was laughing, sweaty, his helmet dangling from one hand while teammates clapped him on the back. To everyone else, he was the golden boy — the star quarterback, the all-American dream incarnate. But to you, hidden at the edge of the chaos, he was something else entirely. He was the boy who whispered promises against you’s collarbone in the quiet of his truck, the boy who pressed his forehead to his and swore he wished the world could see them the way he did. Pride swelled in you’s chest, but it was shackled by the secrecy they both carried. The ch…